預防照護與中醫三伏天灸療法

Prevention and Sanfujin Tianjin Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

本文旨在讓更多的專業醫護者可以一窺古聖先賢，在歷史悠久的傳統中醫學中所留下的經驗。中醫的健康照護是以預防為主，預防乃是採取人體與自然環境融合的措施來防止疾病的發生與發展，其中多與季節氣候有關。三伏天灸療法為中醫獨創的外治療法，根據中醫的春夏養陽、冬病夏治理論，利用三伏天發熱氣候，在人體的特定穴位上敷貼中藥，以達到預防或減緩疾病的效果。天灸療法是一種有效、安全、簡捷方便的方法，但有適應症與禁忌，也需適當的護理照護。未來應多從事相關研究，以驗證三伏天灸療法之科學性成效。

This paper aims to introduce the experience of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In TCM, health care is disease prevention by means of integrating the body with the environment in a manner which takes account of the changing seasons as well as of the weather. Sanfujin Tianjin therapy, a special Chinese herbal moxibustion of surgical treatments, contributes to the prevention of disease by nurturing Yang in spring and summer and treating winter diseases in summer. Even though this treatment is effective, convenient and safe, it should be noted that there are indications and contraindications. In the future, more efforts should be put into evidence-based study in order to verify the scientific effectiveness of Sanfujin Tianjin therapy.